Pinar del Río

With less than a week to go in an extended growing season, Cuba’s Pinar del Río growing region is on track to plant less than half of what it did in 2022.

Hurricane Ian made a direct hit in Cuba’s most prominent tobacco-growing region, Pinar del Río. Pictures from the Robaina family farm show serious damage.

Further north, American cigar companies in Tampa are closing Tuesday in preparation for the storm.

Day two of the Habanos Festival started much the same as the first: with me waking up at 4:30 a.m., getting ready and taking a cab to…

In December 2014, Pinar Del Rio shipped a new exclusive blend to Tampa, Fla.-based Thompson Cigars. Named Dark Harvest Maduro 2012, 6 x 52 toro was…

Heavy rains late in the harvesting season could mean trouble for Cuba’s tobacco growers, and some researchers are suggesting that shifting climates could provide a…

In 2010, the BOTL.org forum got its own cigar, a Corona Gorda made by Pinar Del Río. At the time, the cigar was not well-known,…

June 17, 2013 (Miami, Fla.) – Doral, Florida based boutique cigar maker PDR Cigars is excited to announce the release of two new signature cigar…

Glen Case of Kristoff is preparing to formally unveil a new core line of cigars that will mark a new chapter of his company’s history…

May 8, 2013 (Miami, Fla) – PDR Cigars, based in Doral, Fla., is strengthening their relationship with El Primer Mundo Cigars based in Atlanta, Ga. PDR Cigars…

In August of 2012, Pinar del Rio debuted a new vitola in the Reserva Superior line at the IPCPR show in Orlando, Fla., a 6 x…

Pinar del Rio Cigars has launched a limited edition cigar called the Flores y Rodriguez Exclusivo that will not only be available to only a…